Definition of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The
US agency charged with tracking and investigating public health trends. The stated mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, commonly called the CDC, is "To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability."

A part of the U.S. Public Health Services (PHS)
under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the CDC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2000, the CDC had approximately 7,800 employees in 170 occupations. They were working in:

CDC facilities in the US in:

Anchorage, Alaska

Atlanta

Cincinnati, Ohio

Fort Collins, Colorado

Morgantown, West Virginia

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Spokane, Washington and

The Washington, D.C. area

Other countries

Quarantine offices and

State and local health agencies.

The CDC publishes key health information including weekly data on all deaths and diseases reported in the United States ("Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report")
and travelers' health advisories.